Publication date: 02 May 2024
Under Council Directive 2004/81/EC, EU Member States have the option to grant residence permits to third-country nationals who have been the subject of an action to facilitate illegal immigration, such as smuggling. This ad hoc query seeks to map which Member States have implemented this possibility, and to what extent this residence procedure is used in practice.
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Main theme: Smuggling & Trafficking
Publication Type: Ad Hoc Queries
Keywords: residence permit, migrant smuggling, victim
Publication date: 01 May 2024
This EMNews (used to be named Quarterly or Bulletin) of the European Migration Network (EMN) offers an overview of EU and national developments in asylum and migration policy as well as an overview of key statistics, plus related EMN publications for the period January - March 2024.
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Main theme: Cross-sectional, Asylum, Migration
Publication Type: EMNews
Publication date: 27 April 2024
This ad hoc query seeks to establish which stay qualifies as a continuous stay under Article 4(3) of the Long-Term Residents Directive and whether an absence from a territory on which a person does not have a valid residence permit interrupts the continuity of the stay under this directive. It also examines whether EMN Member and Observer Countries accept longer periods of absence than those provided for in the directive.
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Main theme: Migration
Publication Type: Ad Hoc Queries
Keywords: Long-term Residents, duration of residence, period of absence
Publication date: 25 April 2024
This ad hoc query examines how Article 8 ECHR relating to the right to respect for private and family life may lead to specific residence permits in EMN Member and Observer Countries, and how it is taken into account in national legislation and procedures applicable to foreign nationals.
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Main theme: Family Migration
Publication Type: Ad Hoc Queries
Keywords: family tie, private life, family life, residence permit, European Convention on Human Rights
Publication date: 25 April 2024
Through this ad hoc query, the Slovak Republic collects information on EMN Member and Observer countries' experiences in recording data on the vulnerability of applicants for international protection and generating statistical reports related to vulnerability.
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Main theme: Vulnerable groups, International Protection
Publication Type: Ad Hoc Queries
Keywords: applicant for international protection, vulnerability, data collection
Publication date: 25 April 2024
This ad hoc query explores the procedures in place across EMN Member and Observer Countries to recognise documents required to engage in “regulated professions” versus “unregulated professions”, as set out in Article 5 of Directive (EU) 2021/1883 on the conditions of entry and residence of third-country nationals for the purpose of highly qualified employment.
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Main theme: Economic migration
Publication Type: Ad Hoc Queries
Keywords: standard of proof, qualification, regulated profession, unregulated profession
Publication date: 20 April 2024
This ad hoc query provides comparative information on the implementation of Directive 2013/32/EU on common procedures for granting and withdrawing international protection (recast), the strategies developed by EMN Member and Observer Countries for processing subsequent applications, and reception services offered to individuals who have submitted a subsequent application.
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Main theme: International Protection
Publication Type: Ad Hoc Queries
Keywords: application for international protection, subsequent application
Publication date: 19 April 2024
On the 20th Anniversary of the Family Reunification Directive, this Inform offers a thorough examination of family reunification practices and legislation for beneficiaries of international protection across EMN Member and Observer Countries. It specifically looks at the procedures in place for applying for family reunification and how these have evolved considering recent (since 2017) case law before the European Court of Justice (CJEU), and where relevant the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR).
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Main theme: Family Migration
Publication Type: Informs
Keywords: Family Reunification Directive, beneficiary of international protection, application for family reunification, documentary proof, real family relationship, minors of age
Publication date: 06 April 2024
This ad hoc query offers comparative information on citizenship tests as part of the naturalisation process. It examines whether EMN Member and Observer Countries organise a citizenship test in order to acquire nationality, the authority or institution responsible for administering and drafting these tests, the topics covered, the connection between language and citizenship components in these tests, measures or sanctions in place to prevent potential misuse, and fees for participating in citizenship tests.
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Main theme: Citizenship & Nationality
Publication Type: Ad Hoc Queries
Keywords: citizenship test, Naturalisation, acquisition of citizenship
Publication date: 26 March 2024
This ad hoc query offers comparative information on forecasting methods of future migration trends. It examines EMN Member and Observer Countries’ methods or models used for predicting and analysing future migration trends and developments, the data sources used to feed these models, the time horizon of predictions, the institutions conducting and using the analyses, and whether or not results are made public.
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Main theme: Asylum, Migration
Publication Type: Ad Hoc Queries
Keywords: migration trend, forecasting
Publication date: 22 March 2024
This ad hoc query compiles information on the migration strategies of EMN Member and Observer Countries. It also sheds light on recent changes in these strategies, the monitoring of and reporting on their implementation, and the measures foreseen to reach the strategic goals.
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Main theme: Asylum, Migration
Publication Type: Ad Hoc Queries
Keywords: migration policy, migration strategy
Publication date: 21 March 2024
This Inform from the European Migration Network (EMN) offers an overview of current practices in EMN Member Countries and two Observer Countries (Georgia, Ukraine) on the digitalisation of identity documents and residence permits issued to third-country nationals. It also compiles views from national authorities on the challenges and advantages of introducing digital-only documents.
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Main theme: Migration
Publication Type: Informs
Keywords: identity document, residence permit, digitalisation
Publication date: 05 March 2024
This ad hoc query examines the measures taken by EMN Member and Observer Countries to maintain the mother tongue of students with a migratory background. The query addresses such measures in preschool, primary school, and secondary school, as well as the economic resources and fundings to finance these measures.
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Main theme: Integration
Publication Type: Ad Hoc Queries
Keywords: language learning, cultural diversity, education, Immigrant integration, Council of Europe
Publication date: 29 February 2024
This ad hoc query sheds light on organisations for young people with a migratory background, their involvement in decision-making processes, and the existence of national registers for these organisations.
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Main theme: Integration
Publication Type: Ad Hoc Queries
Keywords: young migrants, Immigrant integration
Publication date: 26 February 2024
This EMN Inform sheds light on the challenges faced by beneficiaries and applicants for international protection in EMN Member Countries and Serbia as they strive to access autonomous housing. It also provides an overview of the different approaches and strategies employed by these countries to support their access to autonomous housing.
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Main theme: Integration
Publication Type: Informs
Keywords: housing, social housing, financial assistance, applicant for international protection, beneficiary of international protection, housing shortage, discrimination
Publication date: 22 February 2024
This ad hoc query offers comparative information on existing legislation on the acquisition of citizenship for new generations. It examines EMN Member and Observer Countries’ changes in legislative developments and regulations since 1 January 2020, the prerequisites and requirements embodied in these changes, and the impact of these changes on the procedure for acquiring citizenship.
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Main theme: Citizenship & Nationality
Publication Type: Ad Hoc Queries
Keywords: acquisition of citizenship, new generation
Publication date: 08 February 2024
This ad hoc query identifies which EMN Member and Observer Countries promote self-reliance of beneficiaries of temporary protection by paying a one-off lump sum to cover the initial costs associated with their transition from the temporary collective housing to regular private housing. In addition, it addresses the control mechanisms in place to prevent misuse and ensure the efficiency of the system.
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Main theme: Temporary protection
Publication Type: Ad Hoc Queries
Keywords: temporary protection, housing, self-reliance
Publication date: 11 January 2024
This ad hoc query identifies which EMN Member Countries organise customer service for dealing with immigration and asylum issues. It examines the challenges, methods or means to coordinate and manage customer service, the measures to support and prepare customer service personnel, and the achievement of the organization's strategic goals in case of a possible crisis or exceptional situation.
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Main theme: Asylum, Migration
Publication Type: Ad Hoc Queries
Keywords: customer service, crisis situation, asylum authority, immigration service
Publication date: 05 January 2024
This ad hoc query provides comparative information on the waiting period that applicants must prove before applying for family reunification in the EMN Member and Observer Countries. It also examines legal time limits for processing an application for family reunification and it clarifies whether such processing time is included in the above-mentioned waiting period.
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Main theme: Family Migration
Publication Type: Ad Hoc Queries
Keywords: application for family reunification, Family Reunification Directive, waiting period, processing time, family reunification right
Publication date: 20 December 2023
In honour of the 15-anniversary, EMN has compiled a document spotlighting its most influential achievements and contributions from 2018 to 2022 at both EU and national levels, underscoring the network's ongoing commitment to addressing complex challenges related to migration and asylum.
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Main theme: Cross-sectional, Asylum, Migration
Publication Type: EMN Reports & Studies
Keywords: European Migration Network, impact analysis
Publication date: 15 December 2023
This ad hoc query identifies which EMN Member Countries foresee an obligation for the employer to secure adequate accommodation for migrant workers, other than seasonal workers. It examines whether this obligation applies to certain types of permits, what criteria make it possible to define adequate housing, what proof is required in this regard and what possible sanctions are foreseen against employers who don't provide adequate housing.
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Main theme: Economic migration
Publication Type: Ad Hoc Queries
Keywords: migrant worker, accommodation
Publication date: 29 November 2023
Upon Sweden's request, this ad hoc query examines the measures taken in the EMN Member Countries in the context of Article 7.1 of Directive 2013/33/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 26 June 2013 laying down standards for the reception of applicants for international protection (recast).
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Main theme: Reception
Publication Type: Ad Hoc Queries
Keywords: reception directive, freedom of movement, assigned area
Publication date: 20 November 2023
Under the endorsement of the EMN Platform on Statelessness, this ad hoc query explores the legal framework and practice of EMN Member Countries to prevent stateless persons from receiving social and healthcare benefits in multiple countries simultaneously.
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Main theme: Statelessness
Publication Type: Ad Hoc Queries
Keywords: stateless persons, statelessness, social benefits, healthcare, social security
Publication date: 15 November 2023
Within the framework of the Return Expert Group (REG), this ad hoc query aims to identify innovative collaborations related to multistakeholder governance. The focus is on partnerships between national authorities, local authorities, and civil society organizations to facilitate information sharing, guidance, and case resolution for migrants with return decisions or those remaining undocumented and off the radar of national authorities.
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Main theme: Return & Readmission
Publication Type: Ad Hoc Queries
Keywords: multistakeholder governance, partnership, undocumented migrants
Publication date: 10 November 2023
This ad hoc query explores the use of a minimum salary threshold for granting regular residence permits to migrant workers in EMN Member Countries. This overview compares the different amounts, the policymaking and dissemination styles, and the indexation over time.
